Chords of: This Is What I Mean by: Stormzy, Amaarae, Black Sherif, Jacob Collier, Ms Banks, STORRY. (Abm, Emaj7, Bbm7, Eb) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“This Is What I Mean” by Stormzy, Amaarae, Black Sherif, Jacob Collier, Ms Banks, STORRY is in Ab Minor and runs at about 91 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 105 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm, Emaj7, Bbm7, Eb.
Bbm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 12% of the 5:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Amaj7 → Ebm → Bmaj7 → Abm7b5 → Bm → F#m → Bm → Bb7/D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bbm7 | 0:40 | 12% |
| Emaj7 | 0:39 | 12% |
| Eb | 0:37 | 11% |
| Ebm | 0:35 | 10% |
| Fm7 | 0:33 | 10% |
| Fm7b5/Eb | 0:32 | 10% |
| Ebm7 | 0:23 | 7% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:13 | 4% |
C# – Dmaj7 – Abm – Amaj7 – Ebm – Abm – Bb/Ab – Bmaj7 – Abm7b5 – Abm – C# – Abm7b5 – Abm7 – Bm – F#m – Bm – Bb7/D – Eb7 – Fm7b5/Eb – Eb – C# – Ebm – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Ebm – Fmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Eb7 – C#6 – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – Ebm6 – Bb – Ebm – F7/A – Ebmaj7 – Ebm – Bb7/D – Ebm – Bbmaj7 – Fm7b5/Eb – Ebm – Ebdim – Ab/Eb – Ebm – F7 – Ebm – Eb7 – …
